2010

10 December 2010

Investor Relations

TenCate concludes new credit facility

On Wednesday 8 December 2010 TenCate concluded a credit facility with an international syndicate of eleven banks in the amount of € 450 million. The term of this facility is five years. In this way TenCate is renewing the existing credit facility, which was concluded in 2007 for € 250 million and was increased to € 400 million in 2008.

Aerospace Composites

TenCate supplies high-tech materials for Superbus by Wubbo Ockels

The Superbus by Prof. Dr. Ockels is officially presented at the start of the Millionaire Fair on Thursday 9 December in the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam. TenCate Aerospace Composites has supplied various composite materials for the construction of the Superbus. Besides the composite material for the construction, carbon material is supplied for the panels of the doors. Thanks to the excellent safety properties this material is already widely applied in the interior of airplanes.

Investor Relations

During the final conference of the Digitex project, new breakthrough technologies and functionalities are presented to the public. Smart Textiles, Green Factories and Mass Customization are now real possibilities for the textiles industries.

Geosynthetics

Investor Relations

TenCate wins IFAI 2010 International Achievement Award

TenCate Geosynthetics North America is recognized with the 2010 International Achievement Award (IAA) presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) for design excellence in specialty fabrics applications. TenCate received an Award of Excellence in the category Geosynthetic Products for its Incheon Bridge project in South Korea utilizing TenCate Geotube® technology.